Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is the current Governor of Wyoming. He is newsworthy due to his involvement in recent legislation regarding abortion access in the state. Specifically, the Republican-dominated legislature passed a six-week abortion ban, which Gordon signed into law. However, he also acknowledged the potential constitutional challenges to the ban, given that previous abortion bans in Wyoming were struck down by the state's Supreme Court. This premonition proved correct, as the Wyoming Supreme Court subsequently struck down two near-total abortion bans, citing a violation of the state's constitutional amendment affirming the right to healthcare access. Gordon's position highlights the complex legal and political landscape surrounding abortion rights in Wyoming, a profoundly conservative state.